Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-04
DIRT AND BRICK.
How the Activity in Realty Steadily
Grows, and Some OF the Rea-
sons Therefor. -
Prospects for an Era OF Building Good
and Preparations Now Being
Made for 1t.

Several weeks ago Colonel Robert E.
Maddox sold eco acres Of land two and
half miles from the city for Sl75 an acre,
and the first gun in sound, healthy and
progressive boom for Fort Worth was
fred. The purchase CT subpTbDn proper
ty continued, and to the credit of land
holders be it said they were not ua-
reasonable. Last week real estate
men were somewhat surprised but
well pleased with the extent of the
business transacted, and If the sales made
had been recorded it would have been
found that the amount of money changing
hands exceeded $500 900. Fort Worth
has passed the time tor sensational specu-
laiion in town lots and suburban prop
erty, and knowing this our citizens feel
ali the more gratitied at the confidence
evinced in q glorious future for this city
by the shrewd men of capital
who have come to our con-
fines, and having spied ont the land,
see that it is good, and forthwith plant
their savings here, we'll assured that time
Will bring them handsome return. It
has, for several years past, been tie wish
of our citizens to see eastern and north
ern men come to this portion OF the great
southwest and aid in developing our re-
soarces. This mas come to pass, ard We
find the gentlemen GOw among US coming
from the cold north and the somewhat
overdOne east to live mere aud invest
their fortunes. Those who have puT-
chased real estate in the past week came
from Pontiac and Niles, Mich;
Burlington, Topeka aud Leayenworth,
Kas; ST. Louis and Kansas City, Mo-;
Chicago and Springfield, H., Springfield
Ohio, Indianapolis Ind, and from Viz
giuia, Old Mexico and points IN Texas.
These men are conservative fnaDciers
and merchants who have been attracted
by what We have done, by what we are,
and by what they see We certainly will be.
They see the foundations laid deep and
strong fer great commercial and manu-
featuring center. They find our supply
of water the most magnificent in the
state. our location all that can be desired
for city, our permanent i'm
provemelts of really substantial
nature. They recognize what all
will soon cOncede, that Fort Worth has
by far the best distributing facilities of
any city in the state, is the railroad CEN
ter and will soon have several other great
roads. They are pleased with our people
and the Fort Worth way OF doing things,
and this tells the story.
With the real estate boom has come the
Inauguration of q building boom. Some
of those who have long desired to build
found their money tied up in real estate,
and with its release they at once
conclude to invest in bricks and
mortar. Beginning to-day Mr. John
Tierney will have the old two story brick
stable on Houston and Seventh streets
removed and two or three two-story
brick and iron business houses will take
their place.
Ex-Sherif Maddox is building two
bricks lower down on Houston street.
The small frame on East Weatherford,
across from the courthouse, is 10 come
down and twC-st0ry brick take its
place.
preparing to build mammoth store
house running from Main to Houston,
fronting 100 feet on both streets and 200
feet deep, with three stories.
Two of our architects are now at work
on plans for nine brick and stone houses,
and are experimenting tae erection of
four elegant residences aud g three-story
brick and iron business block.
This is but the beginning, and as March
goes by the building boom will keep pace
with the activity in realty and Fort Worth
will enter upon the steady march to SUI
premaCy.